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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The robotics team from Bushland High School reached |
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the pinnacle of success by winning the University Interscholastic |
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League Class 1A-4A FIRST Tech Challenge state championship held at |
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the Austin Convention Center on May 20, 2017; and |
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WHEREAS, Sponsored by the FIRST in Texas Foundation, the |
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FIRST Tech Challenge provides middle and high school students with |
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opportunities to design, build, program, and operate robots while |
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also developing important STEM skills; and |
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WHEREAS, After their impressive performance at the regional |
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level, the students from Bushland High advanced to the state |
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tournament, where they earned third place in the preliminaries; |
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they entered the semifinal and final rounds in an alliance with |
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fellow Panhandle school Kelton STEAM Academy, and together the two |
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teams dispatched their opponents, going undefeated in both sets of |
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matches and claiming the championship title; and |
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WHEREAS, Benefiting from the able guidance of coaches Melissa |
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Cochran and Kenny Miller, the Bushland High team received valuable |
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contributions from the four members of its roster: Jack Smalligan, |
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Hunter Miller, Mason Reed, and Justin Cochran; and |
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WHEREAS, With their fine showing at the state contest, the |
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members of the Bushland High robotics team have demonstrated |
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tremendous skill, initiative, and an enduring commitment to |
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excellence, and they are a source of great pride to their school and |
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community; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate the Bushland High School robotics |
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team on winning the 2017 UIL FIRST Tech Challenge state |
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championship and extend to its members sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the squad as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |